Appearance and Character

Mya is a tall, strapping young woman, with coal-black hair cut short and deep blue eyes.[2] Her eyes are said to be her best feature. Mya is said to have a mirthful, lusty personality. She tends to dress in a masculine manner, eschewing dresses for leather. Catelyn Stark judged her to be seventeen or eighteen years old at the beginning of the series.[4]

At some point after the birth of Prince Joffrey Baratheon, Robert expressed interest in taking one of his baseborn daughters (apparently Mya) to court in King's Landing. Queen Cersei Lannister did not protest, but spitefully stated that "the city is not a healthy place for a growing girl", inferring that Cersei would harm her. Robert grew enraged enough to strike his wife, but did not press the point.[7]

Mya is somewhat openly known to be the bastard daughter of the king, although she was not acknowledged by her father. She has vague memories of him, as a big strong man tossing her in the air and catching her.[8] While Maddy knows the truth, it is unclear if Mya is aware that the king is her father.[8]

The Winds of Winter

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Mya informs young Robert that Lady Anya Waynwood's party has arrived at the Gates of the Moon for the tourney for the Brotherhood of Winged Knights. Alayne notices that Mya is unhappy with Mychel's presence at the castle, and also that the baseborn girl seems nervous around nobility.[10]

Quotes by Mya

I promise you, my lady, no harm will come to you. It would be my honor to take you up. I've made the dark climb a hundred times. Mychel says my father must have been a goat.[2]